Country size comparison
compared to
North Korea is about 3 times smaller than Germany.
Germany is approximately 357,022 sq km, while North Korea is approximately 120,538 sq km, making North Korea 33.76% the size of Germany. Meanwhile, the population of Germany is ~84.3 million people (58.4 million fewer people live in North Korea).
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Quality of Life Comparison · 6 statistics
Be 82.8% more likely to have access to electricity in Germany
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Cost of Living Comparison · 4 categories - 2026 data
Germany is 2.8 times more expensive than North Korea overall
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Moving from North Korea to Germany · OECD 2023
66 people moved from North Korea to Germany.
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